| Task
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Location
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Quest guide
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| Pip-Boy quests
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| A Brahmin Herdsman's Job |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Interact with the bulletin board near the inner city entrance to learn about the job.
- Talk to Roger Westin (in the area behind a forcefield) to start the quest.
- His foreman, Felix, will tell you the where to go next.
- Go there and investigate. Solve the problem. All the brahmin must survive.
- Return to Mr. Westin.
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| A Man's Job |
New Adytum |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Hammilton in the New Adytum library. He'll ask you to track down and kill a runaway worker.
- Go to the Boneyard train station and ask four people about the missing man.
- The fourth person will direct you to the next train station; repeat asking four people at each station.
- While you can visit the stations in any order, you'll get the best experience if you start with Boneyard, then go to SF, then VC, then NCR.
- Eventually, you'll need to talk to a shady man at the NCR train station who will mark Hammilton's hideout location on your map.
- Confront the target and make your decision.
- If you spare him and have low Charisma, Hammilton sends thugs after you.
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| A Tent in the Wasteland |
Other |
| Walkthrough
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- At level 2, look for a new small location on your map near The Hub, New Vault City, or NCR.
- Find a farming family living in a tent; talk to them to get the quest: clearing the rats infesting their farm.
- Go to the marked location. You must be alone, on foot, and quick (the farm will disappear within 7 days).
- Exterminate the rats and report back to the family at their tent.
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| Buy Cigarettes for Buster |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Buster (a dwarf shopkeeper inside one of the tents); he'll ask you to get cigarettes from the Rawhide Saloon.
- Go to the Rawhide Saloon and talk to Mira, the bartender, to obtain cigarettes.
- Deliver the cigarettes to Buster to complete the quest.
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| Collect the Radscorpion Eggs |
Junktown |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Doc Larrikin in Junktown hospital.
- Accept the quest to bring back 5 radscorpion eggs.
- A map location appears: the lair of the Black Claw radscorpions. Bring some antidote.
- Kill radscorpions until you have at least 5 radscorpion eggs.
- Return the eggs to Doc Larrikin to complete the quest and receive the Snakeater support perk.
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| Get a Dean's Electronics Book |
New Adytum |
| Walkthrough
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- In the Boneyard train station, speak to the monk in a grey robe (your Charisma must be 4 or higher).
- The monk will direct you to the administration building; follow his directions.
- One of the staff members will ask you to procure a Dean's Electronics book; deliver it to complete the quest.
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| Holodisk for Thomas Moore |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Complete A Brahmin Herdsman's Job for Mr. Westin, then ask him for more work.
- He'll give you an holodisc to deliver to Thomas Moore in New Vault City.
- Locate Thomas Moore and give him the tape, then report back to Mr. Westin.
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| Iguana Pete's Missing Son |
The Hub |
| Walkthrough
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- Find Iguana Pete in The Hub (Market area); he'll ask you to find his long‑lost son.
- Go to the NCR train station and start asking around.
- Once you find out that the son is Ranger Captain Bob Jr., talk to him to deliver Iguana Pete's message.
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| Industrial Park Message |
New Adytum |
| Walkthrough
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- Take the job from the punk woman in the Salvagers area of New Adytum.
- She'll give you a letter to deliver to the industrial park nearby.
- Go there but be well-armed: it's an ambush.
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| Find Joseph, the scavenger |
The Hub |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to the sad wife in The Hub (Oldtown area). She'll share that her husband hasn’t returned from his trip to New Adytum.
- Go to the Salvagers area of New Adytum and find the hangman; talk to the nearby NPCs to confirm the identity.
- Report back to the sad wife in The Hub to complete the quest.
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| Explore the Cathedral Cellar |
Cathedral |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Patrick inside the Cathedral temple to accept the quest. It must be done solo.
- Eliminate all threats and search the area thoroughly (you won't be able to re‑enter once you turn in the quest).
- Return to Patrick to claim your reward.
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| Medical Investigation |
New Vault City |
| Walkthrough
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- In New Vault City, talk to "Doc" Andrew in the "hospital."
- He'll ask you to investigate train station residents for signs of medical issues.
- Visit all four train stations and question four people at each one then return to "Doc" Andrew to claim your reward.
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| Montag's Water Pump |
New Adytum |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Montag in New Adytum; your Repair must be 50% or higher, and you need to have a Tool to convince him you can fix the pump.
- Use the Tool on the water pump to fix it.
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| Optimizing the Power House |
Junktown |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Thomas (power plant technician) in Junktown (needs level 3).
- Obtain machine parts from Boyce in Junktown.
- Acquire three Electronic Parts elsewhere (the general store should have some) and then use Repair on each of the three generators.
- Use Science on each generator to optimize them, then flip on the three power switches (one for each generator) and report back to Thomas.
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| Pay Back Mira's Debt |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Mira, the bartender at the Rawhide Saloon in NCR; she'll give you 100 caps to take to Dusty, the owner of Dusty's Cantina inside the city walls.
- Give the caps to Dusty then return to Mira.
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| Radscorpion Subway |
San Francisco |
| Walkthrough
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- Die near San Francisco to enter its respawn location then talk to Chen inside the big building.
- He'll ask you to clear the subway of radscorpions; do just that, then report back for your reward.
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| Rats in Mines |
Redding |
| Walkthrough
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- Go to the Kokoweef Mine office in Redding and talk to Marge LeBarge; she'll direct you to Caminetto.
- Find Caminetto at the Malamute Saloon in Redding and do what he says.
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| Repair Becky's Craps Table |
The Den |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Becky at Becky's Casino Bar in The Den; she'll ask you to repair her craps table.
- Your Repair skill needs to be 50% or higher; make sure it is because you'll only get one try.
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| Increase Redding's Jet supply |
Redding |
| Walkthrough
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- Speak to Dangerous Dan McGrew in Redding (you'll need Charisma 5 and Intelligence 6).
- He'll tell you about the jet shortage.
- Go to New Reno and explain the issue to Renesco; he'll want proof.
- Return to Redding and speak to Doc Johnson to get a list of jet addicts in town; this will convince Renesco that there's a problem.
- Report back to Dangerous Dan McGrew to finish the quest.
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| The Gun Runner Delivery |
The Hub |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Jacob, a storekeeper in the Oldtown district of The Hub; he'll ask you to deliver a message to Mashal at the Gunrunners Fortress in New Adytum.
- Act as the middleman, relaying a short back‑and‑forth conversation between Jacob and Marshal.
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| The inoperative Mr. Handy Robot |
Junktown |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Thomas the power plant technician in Junktown about the Mr. Handy robot in the generator room.
- Inspect the malfunctioning Mr. Handy inside the power house and report your findings.
- Buy the part you need from the general store in the Hub (800 caps, negotiable).
- Return to Junktown and interact with the robot to replace the part, then talk to Thomas again.
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| The Rail Line Gang |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Feargus in the lobby of Tandi's office in NCR. He'll send you to Gunther in the next room.
- Gunther will tell you about a gang menacing the railroad.
- Travel to their camp northeast of NCR and get rid of them, then return to NCR to complete the quest.
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| Water Merchant Contracts |
The Hub |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to the farmer standing near the water pipe in The Hub.
- Go where he tells you and negotiate for him. The higher your Speech and Charisma, the better the outcome.
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| Minor quests
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| Abandoned Bunker |
Junktown |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Earl the Scout in the bar near Junktown's south entrance. Buy him a beer.
- He'll send you to New Adytum to find a man with a scar on his face.
- Talk New Adytum NPCs until directed to Necropolis.
- In Necropolis, talk to NPCs until you learn about a ghoul named Wally.
- Find Wally to finish the quest. The Old Bunker base costs 350,000 local currency and you must be a faction leader to buy it.
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| Bring a shovel to Dan |
Gecko, The Hub, Redding |
| Walkthrough
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- Find Dan in Redding, Hub, or Gecko.
- Bring him a shovel.
- Receive a small reward.
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| Bring booze for April |
The Den, New Reno, New Vault City |
| Walkthrough
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- Find April in New Reno, The Den, or New Vault City.
- Bring her a bottle of Booze.
- Receive a small reward.
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| Bring junk for Emma |
New Adytum, NCR, San Francisco |
| Walkthrough
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- Find Emma in NCR, New Adytum, or San Francisco.
- Bring her 2 pieces of Junk.
- Receive a small reward.
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| Bring Little Jesus Mordino's briefcase to Metzger |
New Reno |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Little Jesus Mordino in the Desperado casino.
- Accept the job to deliver a briefcase to Metzger in The Den.
- Travel to The Den and give the briefcase to Metzger.
- Return to Little Jesus Mordino to finish the quest.
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| Bring radscorpions tails for Mark |
Junktown, Modoc |
| Walkthrough
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- Find Mark in Modoc or Junktown.
- Bring him 2 Scorpion Tails.
- Receive a small reward.
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| Convince Doc Johnson to stop selling jet to Redding |
Redding |
| Walkthrough
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- If your Charisma is 9 or higher, you might be able to convince Doc Johnson to stop selling Jet.
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| Deliver Jet to join the Mordino family |
New Reno |
| Walkthrough
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- Once you complete the delivery to Metzger, talk to Lil' Jesus again.
- He'll give you Jet to sell. Here's how to handle the customers:
- Tell Miss Kitty in Cat's Paw that you work for the Mordinos.
- Tell Angelina Bishop that you're a freelancer.
- Tell the Corsican Brothers that you represent the Mordinos.
- Take Mentats before talking to Jules, T-Ray (Gas Station), and Monte (Jungle Gym underground).
- Ask Renesco what he's selling then offer him Jet.
- Jagged Jimmy J will try to buy the entire case; refuse and sell him a lesser amount.
- Once you've talked to everybody, return to Lil' Jesus.
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| Explore San Francisco for Lilly in the Headquarters |
New Vault City |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Lilly; she'll ask you to explore San Francisco.
- Go there and talk to Dr. Fung, make sure you exhaust his dialog options.
- Return to Lilly within 24 hours to successfully complete the quest.
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| Explore the Stranded Ship |
Klamath |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Meloy and accept the quest.
- Find the quest location (it's somewhere to the west of Klamath)
- Wander around the ship opening every possible container until you find Meloy's metal case.
- Return it to him to complete the quest.
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| Give Nuka-Cola to Metzger |
The Den |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Metzger.
- Then talk to him again with a Nuka-Cola in your inventory.
- He'll ask you to give him the bottle. Do it to complete the quest.
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| Make some deal for Whiskey Bob |
Klamath |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Whiskey Bob in Maida Buckner’s bar.
- Buy him a drink, then ask for a job.
- Go to The Den and deliver a message to Frankie in the local bar, The Hole.
- Return to Whiskey Bob to complete the quest.
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| Repair Geiger Counter for Mantis, the ghoul |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Mantis the Ghoul at the NCR train station.
- Ask him about storms, then offer to repair his Geiger Counter (your Repair must be at least 120%).
- Hand him the fixed Geiger Counter to complete the quest.
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| Scavenge for Lorraine |
New Adytum |
| Walkthrough
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- Talk to Lorraine the Scavenger
- Gather crafting materials as instructed, then use Jargo’s workbench to craft two pistols.
- Talk to Lorraine again to complete the quest.
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| Westin Ranch Waterpump |
NCR |
| Walkthrough
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- Go to the Westin Ranch
- Find the broken water pump
- Repair it using a Tool
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| Repeatable tasks
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| Brahmin Run for Martin |
NCR |
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| Bring items to Monte Carlo |
New Adytum |
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| Check Orville Wright's contacts |
New Reno |
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| Feed Shren |
The Hub |
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| Get brahmin hides for Balthas |
Modoc |
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| Give some beers to Aldo |
Klamath |
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| Gold mining |
Redding |
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| Grisham's Jerky Delivery |
Modoc |
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| Gun Runners Caravan Package |
New Adytum |
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| Lifting caravan boxes |
New Adytum, Broken Hills, The Hub NCR, San Francisco |
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| Selling gecko pelts to Maida Buckner |
Klamath |
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| Selling junk and electronic parts to Trisha |
New Adytum |
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| Shit shoveling |
Many places |
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| Slaverun |
The Den |
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| Water the Farmers |
The Hub |
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